8:30 AM,
Jan. 6, 2013

Ed Hanko, special agent in charge of the FBI in Cincinnati, stands with a bronze statue of a G-Man (government man) at headquarters in Sycamore Township.

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Being the special agent in charge of the FBI in Cincinnati is a pretty good job, but even Ed Hanko has the occasional bad day. That's why he keeps an old black and white photo of his dad, surrounded by dozens of fellow Pennsylvania coal miners, next to his desk. The image of all of those dust-covered men emerging from a long shift in the dark mine puts things in perspective.

"I look at that picture and I know it's not so bad," Hanko says. "This is a great job."

Hanko, 52, took charge of the local FBI office about a year ago. He recently sat down to talk to The Enquirer about the job, the FBI's changing work and ...